Keiwoma Yila

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Research Officer/Agronomist

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Mr Keiwoma Yila is a Research Officer in Agronomy. Mr. Yila holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Education from Njala University College (University of Sierra Leone) and a Master of Science in Crop Science from Njala University. Mr Yila is presently pursuing a Master of Philosophy in Agronomy at Njala University. Mr Yila has 10 years teaching experience at the Kelly’s Rural Agricultural and Vocational Secondary School, Hastings and 4 years working experience with International Non-governmental organizations implementing relief and development projects in agriculture in Northern Sierra Leone. He joined the Njala Agricultural Research Centre in 2012 as a Research Officer. Mr Yila has coordinated several research projects to identify appropriate planting date for diverse soybean genotypes in Sierra Leone and appropriate intercropping technologies for cassava. Mr Yila has vast knowledge in the design and execution of research and development projects in agriculture, electronic data capturing, data analysis and reporting. His current research interest is to restore soil quality on degraded cropland using sustainable land management practices that would improve crop productivity and mitigate climate change.